Quote – Being honest with ourselves
“Our lives improve only when we take chances – and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” – Walter Anderson
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Bartlett’s Book of Anecdotes – Pablo de Sarasate
In the latter part of his career, Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate received a visit from a famous music critic who acclaimed him as a genius— “A genius!” Sarasate said. “For thirty-seven years I’ve practiced fourteen hours a day, and now they call me a genius!” Bartlett’s Book of Anecdotes
Read moreMarcel Proust Quote – Discovery
“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
Read morePope Francis Quote – Live Love Every Day
“Be in this world bearers of Christian faith and hope by living love every day. Be faithful witnesses of the Risen Christ, never turn back before the obstacles that present themselves on the paths of your lives. I am counting on you. On your youthful energy and your dedication to Christ.” – Pope Francis
Read morePope Francis Quote – Increase Your Talents
“Little by little you recognize the ‘talent’ or ‘talents’ which each of you has, and you begin to use them in a creative way, you begin to increase them.” – Pope Francis
Read moreSamuel Ullman Quote – Growing Old
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” – Samuel Ullman
Read moreMartin Luther King Jr. Quote – Change
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
Read moreSydney J. Harris Quote – Life Is Hard
“When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’” – Sydney J. Harris
Read moreJoseph Brodsky Quote – Not Reading Them
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” – Joseph Brodsky
Read moreDesmond Tutu quote – Without Forgiveness, there is no future
“Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, otherworldly activities…. They are realpolitik, because in a very real sense, without forgiveness, there is no future.” – Desmond Tutu
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